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, clean energy generation, and innovation. throughout the process of both looking at those new power plants, and most importantly, at the existing plants, we have conducted what i think is the most vigorous outreach and most comprehensive outreach program that you can imagine, well in advance of putting any pen and paper down in terms of a proposal, which is not due until next june. we held 11 public listening sessions, have been meeting with anyone who wants to talk about this. i welcome continued dialogue, which you can send into the epa. the most important thing, we got 3,000 people who came to us, speaking their mind, and also speaking from their heart. it was a great experience for them and from the great folks at epa, who worked tirelessly on this issue and got to see firsthand and relish in the democratic process, listening to people. i want to thank the folks at epa each day. let's move on to what is next. we are going to continue to take the lead in implementing the president climate action plan. we have authority to
, clean energy generation, and innovation. throughout the process of both looking at those new power plants, and most importantly, at the existing plants, we have conducted what i think is the most vigorous outreach and most comprehensive outreach program that you can imagine, well in advance of putting any pen and paper down in terms of a proposal, which is not due until next june. we held 11 public listening sessions, have been meeting with anyone who wants to talk about this. i welcome...
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and energy con which would see prices go up rather than down. no apology to crashing economy in the first place. and a total failure to stand up to the trade unions office. mr. speaker, if they can't manage to come up with some sensible policies, if they can't manage their own party, why should anyone think that they can manage our country? [shouting] >> mr. speaker, this weekend i will be supporting local firms in my constituency. companies welcome the reduction this government has introduced in terms of corporation tax and national insurance contributions, but what more can be done to reduce business rates? >> mr. speaker, i would suggest to my honorable friend he should wait until the chancellor makes his autumn statement and small business saturday as it prohibited to encourage a going to support small businesses in uk. of course, the last government plan to do and more generous small business rate relief to we reversed that decision savings focuses around 2000 pounds on average. yes, another example of this side of the house standing up for
and energy con which would see prices go up rather than down. no apology to crashing economy in the first place. and a total failure to stand up to the trade unions office. mr. speaker, if they can't manage to come up with some sensible policies, if they can't manage their own party, why should anyone think that they can manage our country? [shouting] >> mr. speaker, this weekend i will be supporting local firms in my constituency. companies welcome the reduction this government has...
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energy futures. it is to get at pollution. the pollution i am looking at is traditional pollution, as well as carbon. natural gas being abundant has been a game changer in our ability to really move forward with pollution reductions that have been very hard to get our arms around for many decades. >> we are about out of time. i want to ask one last question. adaptation and resiliency. three years ago, i refused to use the words. my basic view is we needed to reduce the omissions and start talking about adaptation and resiliency was in some ways to give up. the reality is we have to talk about it now. i do not know -- epa probably does not have a regulatory arm on this one, but can you talk a little bit -- you come from a part of the country, you probably see impacts probably earlier than other parts. >> it is funny i was where you were as well in terms of wanting to focus on mitigation first. i believe adaptation, and i know the president does, is enormously important to address. it is an immediate s
energy futures. it is to get at pollution. the pollution i am looking at is traditional pollution, as well as carbon. natural gas being abundant has been a game changer in our ability to really move forward with pollution reductions that have been very hard to get our arms around for many decades. >> we are about out of time. i want to ask one last question. adaptation and resiliency. three years ago, i refused to use the words. my basic view is we needed to reduce the omissions and start...
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the house energy and commerce subcommittee on energy and our will hold a hearing on the federal energy regulatory commission's role and authority. that will happen begin at 9:30 a.m. eastern. and also at 1:15 eastern senate judiciary committee chair patrick leahy of vermont will talk about the obama administration policies on human rights as well as future congressional action. while we wait for the start of the house hearing on the federal energy regulatory commission's role and authority, show you a portion of the defense department briefing from yesterday with remarks from defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chair general martin dempsey on pentagon spending cuts. >> all these decisions will not only result in a smaller and flatter osd but one that i believe will be better prepared for serious and complex 21st century security challenges that we face as a department and as a nation. and is constrained budget environment, we will continue to look for ways to reduce overhead, improve efficiency and maximize combat power. but we must do so in a deliberate manner after careful
the house energy and commerce subcommittee on energy and our will hold a hearing on the federal energy regulatory commission's role and authority. that will happen begin at 9:30 a.m. eastern. and also at 1:15 eastern senate judiciary committee chair patrick leahy of vermont will talk about the obama administration policies on human rights as well as future congressional action. while we wait for the start of the house hearing on the federal energy regulatory commission's role and authority,...
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the energy crisis in syria. there are ethnic minorities of that except and help, but there is one minority, the indigenous people of sochi, the place where the olympic games will be. people in100,000 syria, expelled by rush at some point to the middle east. those people want to come back to russia now, but there is no help from the russian and some are actually deported, whole families deported. go back to the north caucasus. policysee any change of regarding the refugees in syria? >> could usefully to us to this group this? -- is? >> this is a group of from the northern caucasus who left the 19th century mostly during the fighting, or after fighting against russian and they leave across the middle east, and many of them in syria. you know, i think it is a very public at issue because on the one hand, yes, russia offered different nationalities who want to leave syria. as i read a couple of days ago, several hundred of those came to a territory which russia recognizes as an independent state. they try to live th
the energy crisis in syria. there are ethnic minorities of that except and help, but there is one minority, the indigenous people of sochi, the place where the olympic games will be. people in100,000 syria, expelled by rush at some point to the middle east. those people want to come back to russia now, but there is no help from the russian and some are actually deported, whole families deported. go back to the north caucasus. policysee any change of regarding the refugees in syria? >>...
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then former secretary of energy was here two weeks ago. he testified that commercial ccs technology is currently not available to meet epa's proposed rule. so our problem is the committee received conflicting testimony from the former secretary of d.o.e. at your sister agency. i find it interesting that epa claims that regardless of the new rule, no one plans to build traditional coal plants. so does this role achieve any epa carbon reduction goals? by its own emission epa is requiring carbon reducing technology for plants that will never be built. but at the same time it's requiring no reductions from new natural gas plants. even though they are being built in greater numbers than ever before. this doesn't make sense to me. i just want to ask if it makes sense to you. >> could i have address the issues you have raised? >> yes. >> okay. in terms of why we wouldn't be proposing ccs on natural gas, we do not have the kind of wealthy of data we have for the demonstration of ccs on natural gas as we do on coal. we know they run differently. we
then former secretary of energy was here two weeks ago. he testified that commercial ccs technology is currently not available to meet epa's proposed rule. so our problem is the committee received conflicting testimony from the former secretary of d.o.e. at your sister agency. i find it interesting that epa claims that regardless of the new rule, no one plans to build traditional coal plants. so does this role achieve any epa carbon reduction goals? by its own emission epa is requiring carbon...
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but if you look at what you did on immigration reform and on energy, just to mention a couple, and your election returns, you would have to say in a you're probably a textbook example of what happens when you get out the do the right thing. you're actually able to get things done in the end and have a legacy to look to. it's more than just rhetoric and textbook theory. some have put it in practice and you should be proud of what you've done and i know curt's put it in practice. i didn't mean to embarrass you but i wanted to put that out there as a real world example. >> we just have a couple minutes left. are there any members of the audience who would
but if you look at what you did on immigration reform and on energy, just to mention a couple, and your election returns, you would have to say in a you're probably a textbook example of what happens when you get out the do the right thing. you're actually able to get things done in the end and have a legacy to look to. it's more than just rhetoric and textbook theory. some have put it in practice and you should be proud of what you've done and i know curt's put it in practice. i didn't mean to...
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the interim deal, we have high confidence that the international atomic energy will verify that. that is really not a problem. you have to do something more difficult. you have to be confident that they will have a more covert, clandestine program. they had an enrichment program, enrichment facility. a dissident group, the any cake, how did it. they had another enrichment , western intelligence durings discovered it 2009. it has made the iranians a bit keep a being able to covert program covert. there is a very high price for those. the price they paid was crippling sanctions. their economy is in the gutter now. so they are going to be wary of doing this. we are going to have to insist on some very intrusive verification measures to be able to give some measure of that they do not have covert facilities going forward. >> what do you think the best deal could be, from a practical standpoint? we know what prime minister he -- stopu says everything, dismantle everything. what do you think the best we could do is? orthe president has more less said it, but you reduce a iran'syou redu
the interim deal, we have high confidence that the international atomic energy will verify that. that is really not a problem. you have to do something more difficult. you have to be confident that they will have a more covert, clandestine program. they had an enrichment program, enrichment facility. a dissident group, the any cake, how did it. they had another enrichment , western intelligence durings discovered it 2009. it has made the iranians a bit keep a being able to covert program...
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jobs in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and technology. that means simplifying our corporate tax tax code in a way that closes wasteful loopholes, ends incentives to ship jobs overseas -- [applause] by broadening the base we can lower rates to encourage more companies to hire and use some of the money we save to create the jobs rebuilding our roads, bridges and airports and all the infrastructure in our businesses it means a trade agenda but rose exports and works for the middle class. been streamlining regulations that are outdated or unnecessary enemies coming together around a responsible budget one that grows our economy faster right now and treats her long-term deficits, one that and wines sequester cuts that haven't made a lot of sense. [applause] and then frees up resources to invest in things like scientific research that has always unleashed new innovation in new industry. when it comes to our budget we should not get stuck in a stale debate from two or three years ago. a relentlessly growing deficit of opportunity is a bigger thr
jobs in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and technology. that means simplifying our corporate tax tax code in a way that closes wasteful loopholes, ends incentives to ship jobs overseas -- [applause] by broadening the base we can lower rates to encourage more companies to hire and use some of the money we save to create the jobs rebuilding our roads, bridges and airports and all the infrastructure in our businesses it means a trade agenda but rose exports and works for the middle class....
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russia's hope for the economic success is part of the chinese being willing to buy all of the energy that the russians had to offer and americans have position to this respect. and this includes the influence of economics and technology. i think that what you have raised is the ultimate challenge is and this is increasingly imperialistic and i think that it has been traditionally overestimated, and now i fully agree with the situation on the international market not because of the middle east but because of shale gas revolution and and it prevents some from coming to the european market. and second, they have different reasons. and all those calculations and interesting schemes, it is extremely exciting. and as for russia, yes, i agree and i can argue about the relationship and it is so interesting, but that is absolutely true and the perspective for the economic development is much more east oriented now, not necessarily china, but eurasia and asia at large because those markets need russian supply much more than the european market. >> i would just like to talk about this in the mi
russia's hope for the economic success is part of the chinese being willing to buy all of the energy that the russians had to offer and americans have position to this respect. and this includes the influence of economics and technology. i think that what you have raised is the ultimate challenge is and this is increasingly imperialistic and i think that it has been traditionally overestimated, and now i fully agree with the situation on the international market not because of the middle east...
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issue of energy efficiency. we all have to be very careful of thinking that this changes russia's position even in europe. demand is different, but the russians are going to respond to occurred over the next of lawyers, we will have lots of discussions that russia is back, look, how did that happen? >> yes, right here, the woman in red. >> [inaudible] >> could you speak up a little bit? >> my question is for mr. lukyanov, and this is a very different topic. the ethnic crisis in syria. there are ethnic minorities of russia that except and help, but there is one minority, the indigenous people of sochi, the place where the olympic games will be. they consist of more than 100,000 diaspora people in syria, expelled by russia at some point to the middle east. those people want to come back to russia now, but there is no help from the russian authorities, and some are actually deported, whole families deported who manaqe to go back to the north caucasus. do you see any change of policy regarding the refugees in syria?
issue of energy efficiency. we all have to be very careful of thinking that this changes russia's position even in europe. demand is different, but the russians are going to respond to occurred over the next of lawyers, we will have lots of discussions that russia is back, look, how did that happen? >> yes, right here, the woman in red. >> [inaudible] >> could you speak up a little bit? >> my question is for mr. lukyanov, and this is a very different topic. the ethnic...
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access, have to do with access to food, access to water, and access to energy. three things, those three capabilities, those three items, for this world that is growing, and, as we move to be more of an urbanized society, a global society, we take it for granted. you look around in our country and take it for granted when you turn on a water faucet and a light and you have all of that. -- in some of these places where they do not have that kind of structure, those kinds of visitations that ensure you have power and electric, ensure you have clean water -- those types of nations will have to face .ogether those things i hope we need to faith -- i believe we need to face them as a coherent group of leaders trying to challenge each other. we have to contribute to the greater good. any leader would say that is right. intelligence supports that in a lot of ways. trying to understand where those challenges are where those types of resources are. what are the kinds of challenges if we havely to face to go get those resources in some cases or protect those resources aro
access, have to do with access to food, access to water, and access to energy. three things, those three capabilities, those three items, for this world that is growing, and, as we move to be more of an urbanized society, a global society, we take it for granted. you look around in our country and take it for granted when you turn on a water faucet and a light and you have all of that. -- in some of these places where they do not have that kind of structure, those kinds of visitations that...
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and they all have to do with access, access to food, water, and energy. and i think that those three, there's three things to mothers three capabilities, those three atoms for this world that is growing and as we move to being more of an urbanized, global society, i mean, we take for granted. you look around and our country and you take for granted when you turn on the water faucet, the light, you have of that. in some of these places where they don't have that kind of structure, those kind of institutions that ensure you have power an electric, ensure you have clean air and water, those are the kinds of things that those types of nations are going to have to face together. and my hope and my belief is that we need to face them as a coherent group of leaders instead of trying to challenge each other. we have to actually contribute to the greater good, and i think that is probably fair to say that any of our -- any leader would say it that is right. how does intelligence support the? intelligence supports it and a lot of ways because of we are trying to un
and they all have to do with access, access to food, water, and energy. and i think that those three, there's three things to mothers three capabilities, those three atoms for this world that is growing and as we move to being more of an urbanized, global society, i mean, we take for granted. you look around and our country and you take for granted when you turn on the water faucet, the light, you have of that. in some of these places where they don't have that kind of structure, those kind of...
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we have high confidence that the international atomic energy agency can verify every element of that. the more problematic issue will come in the final deal if one is concluded. there you have to do something more difficult. you have to be confident that you don't have a covert program, clandestine program. the iranians don't have a good track record in keeping a covert throw graham covert. they have an enrichment program, an enrichment facility at natanz and a dissident group. they had another covert enrichment program there the holy city of calm western intelligence agencies discovered it and during 2009. it has made the iranians a bit wary of being able to keep a covert program covert and they paid a high price for those. the price they paid was crippling sanctions. their economy isn't any better now. they will be wary of doing this but we will have to insist on some very interested verification measures to be able to give some measure of confidence that they don't have covert facilities going forward. >> what do you think the best deal could be from a practical standpoint? we know
we have high confidence that the international atomic energy agency can verify every element of that. the more problematic issue will come in the final deal if one is concluded. there you have to do something more difficult. you have to be confident that you don't have a covert program, clandestine program. the iranians don't have a good track record in keeping a covert throw graham covert. they have an enrichment program, an enrichment facility at natanz and a dissident group. they had another...
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i think in particular it's the time that's been spent and political energy spent around the fiscal issues in particular. the debt ceiling standoffs, the government shutdown. that those are obviously symbolic and highlight the lack of the white house and get essional ability to together and solve problems and so i think it will be a big part. lso, this congress apparently is going to go down -- the 113th congress as the least productive terms of passing new legislation. ouse speaker john boehner said that's fine. that their primary focus is on -- is on impeding was his word. so i think in their own epublican words, that's a big part of what they hope is their legacy. > let's go to fey now from wardcove, arkansas for our line for independence. you. morning to >> good morning. the one thing i was wondering about this insurance care or ealth care, whatever they call it, are there other countries that force the citizens to buy do, is it nd if they all american insurance companies noticed that se i the banks bought up a lot of insurance companies. just before this went into effect. > well, we'r
i think in particular it's the time that's been spent and political energy spent around the fiscal issues in particular. the debt ceiling standoffs, the government shutdown. that those are obviously symbolic and highlight the lack of the white house and get essional ability to together and solve problems and so i think it will be a big part. lso, this congress apparently is going to go down -- the 113th congress as the least productive terms of passing new legislation. ouse speaker john boehner...
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we still have vital interests in the middle east even as our own energy picture at home changes. we need to maintain our forces there for deterrents, for crisis response, for building capacity of our partners and friends. the rebalance was never cast as a pivot away from the middle east to asia. it was a relative increase in our attention to asia and to the fundamental changes that are happening there, adapting our posture to those changes while we still stay engaged in a key region like the middle east. obviously as we come out of, we came out of iraq as we are reducing our posture in afghanistan, as we come towards 2014, the number of ground forces in the region is going to be changing but our air and naval presence, our engagement with our partners and allies, our commitments to those key countries, should not and i don't believe, they will not change in my expectation. >> it's worth getting into a little bit though, what are the conflict scenarios either in the middle east or east asia? and then what's the relation of american defense boss tour -- posture to those scenarios?
we still have vital interests in the middle east even as our own energy picture at home changes. we need to maintain our forces there for deterrents, for crisis response, for building capacity of our partners and friends. the rebalance was never cast as a pivot away from the middle east to asia. it was a relative increase in our attention to asia and to the fundamental changes that are happening there, adapting our posture to those changes while we still stay engaged in a key region like the...
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from the outset of the crisis, the time and energy we put into the domestic regulatory reform has been repaired with international efforts. we've made considerable progress through the g20 and the financial stability board in designing a more stable and resilient global financial system. design is not sufficient. implementation and follow through are key. we must avoid the race to the bottom. next february i will meet in australia with g20 finance ministers and i will use this as an opportunity to call on the world biggest economies to bear down even more forcefully on implementation. our 2014 agenda is this, we will take steps to make sure that global banks, meet the high standards. that means moving swiftly to build strong and high quality capital, properly weigh risk assets, curb leverage and build strong liquidity buffers. several years ago, the g20 recommended the trading reporting of over the counter derivatives be in place now. we need to make sure these -around the globe.e put in place there will be different cross border issues to manage. these are complex. major financial ins
from the outset of the crisis, the time and energy we put into the domestic regulatory reform has been repaired with international efforts. we've made considerable progress through the g20 and the financial stability board in designing a more stable and resilient global financial system. design is not sufficient. implementation and follow through are key. we must avoid the race to the bottom. next february i will meet in australia with g20 finance ministers and i will use this as an opportunity...
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early in my term that if you could somehow channel curt's intelligence and energy in a productive direction, there wasn't anything you couldn't get done. you could say we got a whole lot done. evan bayh, th somebody who i've admired enormously over the years and i often said he probably thinks this is in jest, one of the reasons i got involved in public of the modelecause of pure public service that he provided while he was a very young governor of the state of indiana. well, listen, i'm going to take couple ofo give you a reflections on no labels and why i'm involved. and it was great to hear from joe manchen. elected governors together, he a democrat, i, a republican. each other and share ideas on tax reform, on education reform. on getting things done. we love the environment on you can actually achieve results. that's the great thing of being a governor. i look at so many of the members of the utah state legislature who are here. and with each one of them, i can tell you stories about how we things done and the can-do attitude. it was remarkable. senate went on to the and became terribl
early in my term that if you could somehow channel curt's intelligence and energy in a productive direction, there wasn't anything you couldn't get done. you could say we got a whole lot done. evan bayh, th somebody who i've admired enormously over the years and i often said he probably thinks this is in jest, one of the reasons i got involved in public of the modelecause of pure public service that he provided while he was a very young governor of the state of indiana. well, listen, i'm going...
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even as we realized our headquarters organizations we will focus new energy and on retaining the world-class professionals who we depend on every day to fulfill our mission and keep this script -- country safe. my expectation is the changes we make will empower people by reducing layers of bureaucracy and making our organization more adaptable, accountable and agile. i know this is minute trying period for all dod personnel and their families in the wake of sequestration, furloughs and the government shutdown. through it all our workforce has remained focused and dedicated and i know that they will remain just as focused as we were to put our organization on a strong path for the future. thank you. general dempsey. >> thank you mr. secretary. i would like to highlight what the secretary said. there are some things we would have done whether or not we were faced with a budget control act in this thing called sequestration. those are the size of our headquarters so just as he has directed the office of the secretary of defense to make changes so too will the joint staff combatant commanders an
even as we realized our headquarters organizations we will focus new energy and on retaining the world-class professionals who we depend on every day to fulfill our mission and keep this script -- country safe. my expectation is the changes we make will empower people by reducing layers of bureaucracy and making our organization more adaptable, accountable and agile. i know this is minute trying period for all dod personnel and their families in the wake of sequestration, furloughs and the...
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we have also done a whole bunch of work in terms of energy investments. there are a lot of things you can do with this patient capital in terms of reinvesting in the infrastructure. >> we are going next to sean higgins. >> one of the issues that has up in the detroit bankruptcy issues is a collection that is valued in the billions. some people have suggested selling that off. as an educator, do you support that, or what are your thoughts on that? >> let me just say that the educators in the city have been under a different kind of emergency manager for a long time. the governor had the first emergency management statute, but it was done in a much more it was done of a lot of conversation back and forth in terms of the educators. frankly, our members in detroit have hugely sacrificed in the last two contracts in terms of taking pay cuts and other things amounting to roughly about 10%. the city school system is working with the educators now. there've been a lot of problems. this new emergency manager has been working with the educators. they are seeing som
we have also done a whole bunch of work in terms of energy investments. there are a lot of things you can do with this patient capital in terms of reinvesting in the infrastructure. >> we are going next to sean higgins. >> one of the issues that has up in the detroit bankruptcy issues is a collection that is valued in the billions. some people have suggested selling that off. as an educator, do you support that, or what are your thoughts on that? >> let me just say that the...
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even as we realize our headquarter organizations, we will focus new energy on retaining the world-class professionals who we depend on every day. to fulfill our mission and keep this country safe. my expectation is that the changes we make will empower our people by reducing layers of bureaucracy, and making our organization more adaptable, accountable, and agile. i know this is been a trying period for all dod personnel and their families in the wake of sequestration, furloughs, and a government shutdown. through it all i workforce has remained focused and dedicated, and i know that they will remain just as focused as we work to put our organization on a strong path for the future. thank you. demo dempsey. >> thanks, mr. secretary. just to highlight what the secretary said about, there's some things we have done whether or not we are faced with the budget control act and this thing called sequestration but before you mentioned worth noting again, those are the size of our headquarters. so just as he directed the office of the second of defense to make these changes, so will the joint s
even as we realize our headquarter organizations, we will focus new energy on retaining the world-class professionals who we depend on every day. to fulfill our mission and keep this country safe. my expectation is that the changes we make will empower our people by reducing layers of bureaucracy, and making our organization more adaptable, accountable, and agile. i know this is been a trying period for all dod personnel and their families in the wake of sequestration, furloughs, and a...
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but if you look at what you did on immigration reform and on energy, just to mention a couple, and your election returns, you would have to say in a you're probably a textbook example of what happens when you get out the do the right thing. you're able to get things done in the end. you have a legacy to look to. so, you know, it's more than just rhetoric and textbook theory. some of you have put it in practice. and you should be very proud of what you've done and i know curt's put it in practice too. i didn't mean to embarrass you. i wanted to point that out as a real world example of what we're talking about. >> i haven't seen anybody stand. we have a couple of minutes left. any members of the audience would like to pose a question. we have senator ward from hawaii. gene, you're up. >> can we we come visit? >> hawaii is unique, obviously. not only because of the terrain but because of the political history. we have a super majority. i'm in the house of 51. my caucus is 7. in the senate, there's one republican and 24 democrats. what are some insights that i can bring back. i really like
but if you look at what you did on immigration reform and on energy, just to mention a couple, and your election returns, you would have to say in a you're probably a textbook example of what happens when you get out the do the right thing. you're able to get things done in the end. you have a legacy to look to. so, you know, it's more than just rhetoric and textbook theory. some of you have put it in practice. and you should be very proud of what you've done and i know curt's put it in...
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procedures, so we can be very confident that iran is not in from thehe inspectors international atomic energy agency will be able to visit the key facilities every day, which is usually once every week or two weeks. they will be going to some facility. a facility they have not had access to before. workshops where the iranians produce centrifuges, uranium mines. it is important to get a handle ore.ur -- on uranium there are some sanctions eating -- sanctions-easing measures. cripplingaving a effect on their economy, and by estimates of the administration, the sanctions-easing steps will be worth at most about $7 billion for the six-month period. that compares to roughly $30 billion during the six-month period that they will lose in oil revenues compared to six months period before the oil sanctions were imposed. i have seen estimates that the total sanctions bill for iran is about $130 per year. up to $7 billion is very small, so i think they are getting a freeze on iran's program for very little. they are also getting a slight rollback. if you remember, prime minister about thetalked accumul
procedures, so we can be very confident that iran is not in from thehe inspectors international atomic energy agency will be able to visit the key facilities every day, which is usually once every week or two weeks. they will be going to some facility. a facility they have not had access to before. workshops where the iranians produce centrifuges, uranium mines. it is important to get a handle ore.ur -- on uranium there are some sanctions eating -- sanctions-easing measures. cripplingaving a...
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the inspectors for the international atomic energy agency will be able to visit the key facilities every day which is usually once every week or two weeks. they will be going to facilities that haven't had access to before. plan workshops were the iranians due centrifuges. iranian minds, it's important to get uranium ore from the beginning. it's very well verified and in exchange for that there are sanctions easing measures. that is the principle reason iran is interested in negotiations to get relief from the sanctions that are having a crippling effect on their economy and by estimates of the administration the sanctioning steps will be a word that most about $7 billion for a six-month period but that compares to roughly $30 billion during the six-month period that they will lose in oil revenues compared to the six-month period before this oil sanctions were proposed. i've seen estimates of total sanctions bill for iran is about $100 billion a year and so up to $7 billion is very small. so i think they are getting a freeze on iran's program for very little. they are also getting a slig
the inspectors for the international atomic energy agency will be able to visit the key facilities every day which is usually once every week or two weeks. they will be going to facilities that haven't had access to before. plan workshops were the iranians due centrifuges. iranian minds, it's important to get uranium ore from the beginning. it's very well verified and in exchange for that there are sanctions easing measures. that is the principle reason iran is interested in negotiations to get...
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of course, china is always very interested in latin america's energy resources, in our water, in our biodiversity, and if they want to invest, latin america will welcome it. so be it. >> thank you. we are almost out of time, but before asking one last question, a couple housekeeping matters. we have our upcoming speakers. december 10, we have the honorable anna parker, mayor of houston, texas, dan acerson, chairman and ceo of general motors, and on december 19th, skaggs, bluegrass ledge. second, i want to present the guest with a press club coffee mug to be filled with colombia coffee. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. [applause] and -- [applause] and for the time question, you mentioned the property pegs, 5 enthe u.s. team is looking for a change. how do you see the prospects in the world cup? >> well, i told president obama this morning that i wish our teams not meet in the first round because it would be very disrespectful to eliminate the u.s. soccer. [laughter] diplomatic, thank you. thank you, of course, for coming today, and i thank the national press club staff like the
of course, china is always very interested in latin america's energy resources, in our water, in our biodiversity, and if they want to invest, latin america will welcome it. so be it. >> thank you. we are almost out of time, but before asking one last question, a couple housekeeping matters. we have our upcoming speakers. december 10, we have the honorable anna parker, mayor of houston, texas, dan acerson, chairman and ceo of general motors, and on december 19th, skaggs, bluegrass ledge....
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see the way too africa, energy and infrastructure. it is very important to us. >> i think this audience would be very interested in your assessment of whether russia is going to be playing a larger role in the region, and what effect that is going to have on israel? >> russia is a completely different issue. , it isd we see impossible to disregard russia to it is very important, a key player in many regions of the world. russians moree and more active in the middle east. course weypt, and of conversationse with russia. and i think we are pleased to keep this is the 30 -- keep the sincerity, and have an open dialogue with russia. i think what we're seeing in the syrian case, with russia and the they have as, common approach and a common view. it is the able the addition of this approach that is much much easier than all others. . what is your sense as a careful observer of russian tell you what is possible, what is likely with the geneva these conference on syria meets at the end of january? do you think russia is willing to work with
see the way too africa, energy and infrastructure. it is very important to us. >> i think this audience would be very interested in your assessment of whether russia is going to be playing a larger role in the region, and what effect that is going to have on israel? >> russia is a completely different issue. , it isd we see impossible to disregard russia to it is very important, a key player in many regions of the world. russians moree and more active in the middle east. course...